You are using the laptops to create a newspaper article on the amazon. One of the students in the class is searching for images of wildlife and the image search returns an image that is graphic in nature. The child tells you immediately. What do you do next? In this article, guest blogger Ben Cornford explains his 3-step e-safety model.

One of the hardest challenges faced by coordinators is getting staff (and pupil) buy-in to new curriculum changes. Guest blogger, Sarah Brown from Wilbraham Primary School in Manchester, shares some of her experiences regarding implementing the new computing curriculum which will hopefully give you some ideas to use in your approach.

Assessment is huge. We frantically scrabble from one assessment point to the next, hoping and praying that our pupils have made progress. Often asking ourselves how we managed to survive the onslaught of pink and green pens and whether we have given the children enough time to reflect and respond to our marking. We all know that marking and feedback has a massive impact on progress, but often balancing this with the number of other tasks we need to complete is mind-blowing. And there's more – we must assess Computing too. Please keep reading though... Guest blogger, Ben Cornford gives us his 3 step guide to assessing computing.

Do your staff understand how the internet is different to the world wide web? Do they have an understanding of HTML? Do they really know what an algorithm is? Guest blogger, Ben Cornford, outlines four key steps you can take to get your staff up to speed on Computing.

This month, Sarah Brown from Wilbraham Primary School in Manchester, has shared with us the Switched on Computing work her Year 6 pupils have been doing. They have been planning an app using Mozilla Appmaker for Unit 6.1 'We are app planners'.

Your school's website performs a number of functions and says a lot about you as a school. But how well are you doing? Here's a handy 5-point check list for whoever is responsible for your school site. With thanks to guest blogger Dawn Hallybone, Deputy Head Teacher, Oakdale Junior School.

Tuesday 9th February is Safer Internet Day! Coordinated in the UK by the UK Safer Internet Centre the celebration sees hundreds of organisations get involved to help promote the safe, responsible and positive use of digital technology for children and young people. Have a look at some of the resources available on the UK Safter internet centre and the list of tools and advice available from Switched on Computing.

Played by over 100 million users worldwide and loved by children across the UK, Minecraft provides teachers with an open-ended educational tool that can be used to engage children and enhance learning across all subjects.